December 2012: Now they're all 1

[Barbeasty]

We needed a new thread!

Just gone into J's room to figs out why he's been so restless all night.

Bit only has his nappy leaked, he also had a temp of 39. Calpol has worked a miracle and he's now gulping down milk. Sore throat and ears doing the rounds again.

Poor j WillYou

Beasty I'm glad dd isn't the only one being a terror....

Honestly, this morning (about 6am and after at least 6 wakings last night) DH asked DD to show me her ballet shoes on her feet so I could check I'd done the elastic ok. What does she do? Shouts up the stairs as loudly as she could.

That's A up for the day then. And thank goodness we're detached!!!

I think they're within a few days of the same age Spotty so it must be a phase- maybe part of an amazing developmental leap where they're suddenly ready for school!

Oh WillYou hope he's better soon.

I'm just over 5 weeks Nutella, so no excuse for any weight gain yet! Have lost 2lbs since posting though, while still eating healthy stuff for the Situation (this one's name for now,) so it really was just due to my eating rubbish and snacks and finishing O's leftovers I suspect..

O is super independent in his walking these days but still holds out his hand for very big steps or if he wants to really chase something (usually daddy).

Um, do you ladies know something I don't. I appreciate all the reassurances about our diet not needing to be great on pregnancy, but I didn't know I was pregnant .

Poor J WL. I hope he soon feels all better.

After our horrific night, DS has gone back to being completely himself.

I think shouty mum doesn't hurt occasionally, and is probably better than being a 'stewing' mum sometimes. My parents are always keen to say that they weren't the shouty type, but I do remember lots of angry faces, not talking and 'atmospheres' - an occasional shout would have probably been less negative!

DS is another one who hates holding hands when walking outside. We have one if the animal backpacks, but wit that, he tries to run and ends up either face planting or hanging in mid air

And the mystery of the terrible night is solved. J has a horrid cough, he's one giant snot bucket and last night 4 teeth broke through the gums. That brings us to 6 partially erupted teeth making him miserable.

I've given him a mini Easter egg and he's stopped wailing. Bad mummy!

Oops sorry equi think I may have started that rumour! With all the pgs on here I just assumed!

It's ok WL; just made me laugh

Poor J - 4 teeth at once!!!!!

We have a "magic ball" of treats (the empty plastic ball from the giant lindor DD got me for Christmas), which periodically fills itself. At the moment it's got mini eggs because they're a darn site cheaper than lindor and if we carry A past he points and indicates he wants one.

Ds points at my parents biscuit barrel the second we get to theirs...at 6:30 in the morning!

R goes straight for Grandpa's bananas as soon as we arrive. If my Mum asks if he wants a biscuit, he goes to the cupboard and points up at it. Once he's been given it, he goes to the little step stool to sit and eat it, or asks to go in his booster seat. At my SIL's if he's playing in DN2's room and you ask if he wants to play in DN1's room he'll take himself off there (she's got the trampoline and a swinging chair, sensory stuff to help her with her ASD). And when we were at MILs and he wanted to go outside she told him they needed the key - so he went to my handbag and got mine out i was still in bed, love my MIL

I am truly astonished every day at how much he comprehends. I'm used to teens with LD and needing to make all requests simple and clear - R waving bye bye when a character in one of his books does it truly astounds me, because I assumed toddler communication and understanding would be like my students'. Or maybe that their understanding was similar to that of a toddler. Anyway, they're all little miracles!

DS comprehends loads of what we say to him, I'm continually amazed by the things he does. Not just when given instructions though. When DH has a shower every morning DS tends to watch (and play peekaboo round the glass) recently as soon as DH turns off the water DS points to the towels and tries to get at them/asks me to pass him one so he can give it to daddy. He's noticed a pattern and inserted himself into it :)

Utopian - he still has no words specific to things though, doesn't even say anything for mum/dad. He can say a very clear "dada" but he says it for all sorts. I'm not sure when you call something a first word though.. Like he says "ta ta ta" when he's trying to steal something he desperately wants, like my phone, but doesn't say it when he wants or gets something normally. I had a chat to the HV when she came over recently, and she said not to worry until he gets to about 18m. He's happy and healthy and developing normally for everything else, and his comprehension shows there's nothing wrong with his hearing, so just give him time.

He also knows where the biscuits live in our house, and can hear the packet from anywhere, no matter how quiet I try and be :)

Ds was funny eaelier. He went and got his shoes and brought them too me and after some pestering I put them on him. Then he walked to the front door and started banging on it!

I've been bitten four times on my leg! There must have been something in my pyjama leg it's so itchy

I thought you were going to say it was DS who bit you Spotty, but that's just A's utterly hilarious habit right now.

Agree the comprehension is awesome - so much more than I expected. O gets his shoes when I ask if he wants to go outside to play, which shocked me utterly, given the lack of words actually spoken.

He also brought me dh's shoes the other day to show me he could put them on on his own - I think he didn't realise the reason this is easier than his shoes is because the foot-opening is the size of his entire foot!

I agree i didn't expect their comprehension to be as good as it is at this age. H seems to be learning new things and words daily and i am amazed at the things she does and says. I know i am very lucky that she says so many words though even if she never shuts up

I have 12 days out of 13 i'm knackered and i only work part time. I really admire those of you whom work full time.

Willyou i hope J is feeling better soon.

Nutella, i heard that vitamin C gives a good boost to the immune system could you eat/drink more orange?

I also agree that occasionally being shouty mum, is much better that being a stewing mum. Also i think that no mum or dad is perfect and that sometimes our patience is worn thin. When i get to the point where i'm shouting is usually the point where i realise i need some me time.

I'm shocked by how much they understand at this age too.

Last week I said do you want to read the gruffalo? And he went to the book cupboard and brought it to me. Right first time.

He also understands do you want to read your little books? But I save that until I'm truly desperate as they're the one word a page books and he's annoyingly persistent with them! Only lets you read one page before giving you another, and another.

Been out for tea with DP, cried like mad and embarrassed myself horribly in our favourite restaurant. Oh well!

J no better, really poorly with a chesty cough and temperature. Out of hours for us I think tomorrow.

T comprehends everything, except the need for sleep apparently. Just 2 x half hour naps yesterday, then 8-5.45 last night, with a feed at 12. Yawn.

After a morning of bike riding and kite flying in going to see if I can sneak a quick 10 mins shut eye!

Ds appears to love cous cous! Still crying for food after a whole bowl with roasted chicken and veg followed by a yoghurt

Well it happened. A disappeared off with DD as we were clearing up after lunch. Next thing there was a thump, thump, scream. A had fallen down the full flight of stairs.

All seems ok. He was shaken, as were we and DD, but no harm done.

DH said afterwards that she had lead him off saying "I'm going to teach you". We now realise she was going to teach him to climb the stairs (which he can already do).

Here's to a night with some sleep (recent efforts have involved 6 wakings) and a quiet tomorrow!

Oh Beasty, how scary for you! Glad A sea okay.

WL we visited some friend who had a kite yesterday. F was absolutely terrified of it, which is most unlike him. I hope you had more success.

Spotty cous cous is a winner here too....but soooooo messy .

Ouch beasty so glad he's ok. I have to watch my big 2 as they are obsessed with picking T up and particularly dd2 can misjudge an armpit for a neck! It's lovely that they want to 'help' but hazardous!
equi T loved the kites but then her big sisters and idols were doing the flying. Whenever one came down she would pick up the string - it was a race to stop her getting in a tangled mess! There were ducklings in the pond there too so that was super exciting as duck and quack are part of her limited vocab.
I had T in the ring sling a bit today while cooking and it was so lovely - it's such a lovely position for us both - she loves it but I can only do it for a short time before it kills my shoulder.

Poor DS Beasty, you don't realise how well they bounce until they fall down the stairs

Lonely tonight, I have DS' illness (in me it's laryngitis, I think he has tonsilitis). Working from home tomorrow and taking him to the doctors. Conjunctivitis in both eyes now too.

Bless you willyou. Hope you're ok. I've got a rl friend going through similar to you right now so I think of you often. I've got big shoulders and ears and mouth xx